The little things and the peace

The small beach in Göbü on the Black Sea was what you would find if your finger got stuck somewhere on the globe. The miners' railway spat us out and after a few meters we were standing on a really dull beach with a campsite that was more of a gravel parking lot. On a spur of the moment the tent was pitched on a reasonably nice stretch of beach next to Turkish campers and the small bar made up for everything with several beers and a nice guy. Night on the beach, front row, the sound of the waves, dogs watching over us and bathing early - really nice, you just have to focus correctly.

The next day (without breakfast, but don't worry Robert had pink cookies) started with a train that didn't come. The women who were waiting with us wrote to us via translator “The goose has hit someone in the village” 😉 and explained that the train will come when Allah wants it - he wanted it two hours later and took us to the village canteen for lunch, where everyone was lovingly taken care of the starving Germans were taken care of. We continued by sea to Amasra and there, freshly showered, Akin asked us on the beach in good Hessian “Where are you from?” So the evening was settled, his wife Sani announced a boat trip, a stroll through the city and the best fish restaurant and we really enjoyed the double local company.

It quickly became clear that we were dealing with real second-generation guest workers who earned their living in mining and at Primark and were absolute Erdogan fans. Simply listen, ask questions instead of evaluating and see the other perspective, that's what we do well here. It was a really nice evening, even if we didn't share everything.

And then came the really big challenge - do nothing for a day - just wait with tea until the bus takes us further along the Black Sea coast in the evening. Okay, we didn't make it and did yoga, climbed over rocks, read, planned, made phone calls, ... - we're working on ourselves.

Best-of: Watching dolphins where they live

Delicious: THE FRESHLY Caught Fish

News: The Turkish miners in North Rhine-Westphalia all come from the corner because there was mining here too. That's why there is also a mini airport that serves NRW every day.

Kathleen